Doll eyelash



Huh! 9, 1935. w LORENZ ET AL 2,007,807

DOLL EYELAS H Filed Nov. 16, 1953 A E Y I w/LLJAM T155295? LAZ URL/S w.POLLACK ATTORNEY Patented July 9, 1935 24w? i if Donna William Lorenzand- La z urusl w York," N. -Y., Said P Lorenz YELissiIiz 'I'hisinventionrelates to new and-useful imcomprises inward iievelopedsidesfromthe ma;-

provernents artificial eyes for dolls; manikinsand other figures. I r lThe invention relates particularly to the constr uc-tion oftheeyelashfor the artificial eye and proposes a construction for firmlymountingthe eyelash-in place and furthermore for naturally directingtheeyelash in a desired direction, eitherupw'ards', straight outwards ordownwards The direction -ofextensionof the eyelash on an artificial eyedepends upon the particular design'of the donor manikin for which it isintended, for exam-= ple, if the doll is of a design representing a -vamp f thenwth'e eyelashes must be directed upwards; Similarly for otherrepresentations. a

The invention has for another object thecon struction of an artificialeye which is character- Q izedby a hemispherical eye developedfrom-sheetmetal or :other material and arrangedwith a transverse openingfor receiving thel1ashes,'said'-'- opening being-formed by developinginwards-the material of the eye at the top and bottom sides of saidopening in the form of a groove,- and an'*- arrangement for holding theeyelashes at their rear 'erids within said opening so as to be directedoutwards dependingupon the guiding direction of one 'sideoi said inward.developedmaterial.

Still. further this invention contemplates form ingiutheltransverseopening by developinginwards- 1 a transverse recess or groovein the formof a cavity havingabase-orhottom. i

. Asfanother-object it is particularly proposed to Y provideia novelmethod for holding the rear ends of theieyelas'heswithin the transverseopening,"

.recess orgroove which is characterized by a wire within'saidopeningclamping the rear ends of tlije eyelash against the material developedinwards} Y Still further theinvention proposes anarrangement'wherein' apair of spaced openings in "the groove. mentioned in'the previousparagraph 9.1-- low's the passage of the ends of the wire so that the'ends may'ibe'twisted within thehemispherical eye and'so' accomplish thecla1npi ngdescrihed;

As another object of this invention' it is. par

are clamped within the opening by the wirepreviat a predeterminedvangle.

Furthermore an arrangement is also proposed f for filling in portions ofthe transverse opening after the eyelashes andthe holding means are inplaces but hide theholdih'g' construction:-

; 5"*orei ee' prel'ieiision of the invention} and of the objects ahdadvantages thereof refe'rq' the' ronewmg description and ac o panyingdraiWin'g'Q and to the appende v I air be -mounted within said slot i'nthe similai -fashion as previously de posedt construct articles-asdescribed which are 4 duialfile which may be manufacj claims inwvliieli' -th various novel features of-= place V Fig- Bis detaiiedviewof the eyelashes per se. 1 Fig 7- is view-sim an? to rigi- 3 but showingM ner- 9.-

1s a similar 'iew to Fig; 3. buvshowmg' -anejther eii'rljcdinient 'ofthe invention.

the drawing, may he' jdne Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken onthe Fig. ll is a front elevational View of the artie 7 said opening-"leeing fozfri'ied Icy-- developing inously mentioned, the'eyelashes willbedirected out" wanes-me bridgel-2, shown in by which thehemi-siqherical eye cc'om nying drawingforming a 'ma- Fig 1 is a-fronelevatiohal viewpf an artira'g inentaryfinlarged detailed view s e-wingparticular the {l manner in wnieni the-eyelashes are secured in g 8 isanother-view similar to Fig; 3 but 'Ilie; artificial yeaccording-to thisinvention 1 'com'pi'ise's ahem' i spl iericalieyeflifi developed fromsheet il flella or=othi"-'sinii-l r material and formed w1' tri airansv' 'erse opening l-l *at its front side wards he maiterial oitheeye alongthe top and botte ides of-th en-mgr 'Ihe hemi-spherica-l ing IIis arranged near the junction of the lid and eye portions. The openingII comprises a recess or groove formed by bending in the material of thehemi-spherical eye as shown in Fig. 5. The opening II extendssubstantially across the entire eye I3 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

A means is provided for holding the rear ends of the eyelashes firmlyagainst one side of the said inward developed metal forming thetransverse opening so as to properly hold and direct the eyelashes. Moreparticularly the eyelashes comprise parallel strands of hair I5 securedupon a flexible base element I 6 in the form of a strip of material.

The rear ends of the eyelashes I5 are engaged into the transverseopening II and then awire I1 is extended across the rear ends oitheeyelashes and secured in place for the purpose of holding the lashes inplace. More particularly the strip portion I6 of the lashes is clampedin between the base of the opening II and the wire II." The wire I!furthermore serves to clamp the eyelashes I5. against the materialextended inwards from the opening I I so that the eyelashes extend outwards as guided by the angle of the inward developed material.

Furthermore the wire IT has its ends inserted through openings I8 formedin the ends of the transverse opening II, the openings I8 extendingthrough the material of the eye, and the inner ends of the wire [1 beingtwisted at I9 to accomplish clamping of the lashes in place. It shouldbe recognized that the twisted ends I9 are disposed within the hollowportion of the hemispherical eye. The lashes I5 are arranged so that therear ends are extended upwards as clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5.Filling material 20 which may be putty, cement or other material is thenplaced over the wire I1 and the opening I I completely filled in so thatthe appearance is produced that the eyelashes I5 extend from the eyelidI4.

In Fig. 7 a modified form of the invention has been disclosed which issubstantially identical to the previous form except for the shape of thetransverse opening which is arranged to direct 1 the eyelids I5 upwards.More particularly the transverse opening comprises a groove or recessdeveloped inwards from the material of the eye and-arranged so that thelower side of the inward material is directed upwards at an angle. Thisis clearly shown in Fig. 7. Consequently with the wire II holding theeyelashes in place the lashes will be directed upwards. In otherrespects this form of the invention is identical to the previous form.The inward developed portion forming the transverse opening is indicatedby reference numeral II.

In Fig. 8 another variation of the inventionhas been disclosed in whichthere is an inward directed portion II arranged was to direct the lashesI5 downwards. Furthermore these lashes are inserted in a differentmanner to. those previously described distinguishing in the fact thatthe lashes are in intimate contact with the material at the topof theopening II.. The wire I1 is arranged below the lashes and securedinplace as previously described. Filling material 20 which is this timeengagedbeneath the eyelashes, serves to flll in the front of the openingII. In other respects this form of theinvention is similar to theprevious vform. I l H In Figs.f9-11 inclusive other modified-arrangementof the invention. has been disclosed in which the artificial eye .Dr s sa hemispherical eye 2l developed from sheet metal or other similarmaterial and having a front transverse opening 22 extended along thebottom portion of the lid portion 23 of the eye. The opening 22 isformed by stamping inwards material 24 from the eye so as to produce agroove opening extending from the interior with the exterior of the eye.It should be observed that the inturned ends 24 have a certain amount ofresiliency which may be utilized to hold the eyelashes in place asfurther described.

The eyelashes I5 are held in place by reason of having their rear endsclamped in between the portions 24 by a rod 25 which is forced intoplace. This rod extends substantially the entire width of the opening22. Filling material 26 is then engaged into the opening 22 both at thefront and rear of the rod 25 and serves to further hold the .eyelashesin place. The direction of the eyelashes I5 will depend upon the angulardirection of the inturned portions 24. As illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10these portions are so arranged that the lashes I5 are directeddownwards.

In Fig. 12 the hemi-spherical eye In is made of a thicker material andthe transverse opening II is out only partially through the thickness ofmember I0. In other respects this form of the invention is similar tothe form shown in Fig. 3.

It is to be understood that the various parts may be made of anysuitable material and proportion andthatwhile the wire I! is shown to beanchored or secured to the hemi-spherical eye by twisting the ends atI9, any other anchoring means may also be used.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of ourinvention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope'of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. An artificial eye for dolls, manikins and other figure toys,comprising a hemi-spherical eye developed from sheet metal or othermaterial and having a transverse opening for receiving the rear ends oflashes, said transverse opening being formed by bending material fromthe eye inwards to form the top and bottom sides of the opening,eyelashes mounted with their rear ends engaged in said opening and bentaround to engage said top and bottom sides of the opening, and anelementwithin said opening and extending across the bent ends of said eyelashesand cooperating with one of the sides of said opening for holdingsaidrear ends of the eyelashes firmly against one side of tliesaidinwardly bent material.

2. An artificial eye for dolls, manikins and other figure toys,comprising a hemi-spherical eye having a transverse opening forreceiving the rear ends of lashes, said transverse opening-haw ing topand bottom sides, eyelashes mounted with their rear ends engaged in saidopening and bent around to engage said top and bottom sides of theopening, and an element within said opening and extending across thebent ends oi said eyelashes and cooperating with one of the sides ofsaid opening for holding said rear ends of the eyelashes firmly againstone side of the said opening.

3. An artificial eye for dolls, manikins and other figure toys,comprising a hemi-spherical eye developed from sheet metal or othermaterial and having a transverse opening for receiving the rear ends oflashes,'said transverse opening 75 2,007,807 being formed by bendingmaterial from the eye inwards to form the top and bottom sides of the Iopening, eyelashes mounted with their rear ends engaged in said openingand bent around to engage said top and bottom sides of the opening,

and an element within said opening and extend-,

ing across the bent ends of said eyelashes and cooperating with one ofthe sides of said opening for holding said rear ends of the eyelashesfirmly against one side of the said inwardly bent material, saideyelashes comprising a plurality of adjacent hairs secured at their endsupon a flexible strip of material, said strip of material being disposedwithin said transverse opening and bent around with the ends of theeyelashes and secured in place by said element.

4. An artificial eye for dolls, manikins and other figure toys,comprising a hemi-spherical eye developedirom sheet metal or othermaterial and having a transverse opening for receiving the rear ends 'oflashes, said transverse opening being formed by bending material fromthe eye inwardstoform the top and bottom sides of the opening, eyelashesmounted with their rear ends engaged in said opening, and means forholding said rear ends of the eyelashes firmly against one side of thesaid inwardly bent material, comprising a piece of wire extending acrossthe rear ends of the eyelashes and disposed within saidtransverseopening and having its ends engaged through openings inthe eye materialto the exterior of the hemi-spherical eye, and these inturned ends beingsecured together.

5. An artificial eye for dolls, manikins and other figure toys,comprising a hemi-spherical eye developed from sheet metal or othermaterial and having a transverse opening for receiving the rear ends oflashes, said transverse opening being formed by bending material fromthe eye inwards to form the top and bottom sides of the opening,eyelashes mounted with their rear ends engaged in said opening, andmeans .for holding said rear ends of the eyelashes firmly against oneside of the said inwardly bent material, comprising a piece of wireextending across the rear ends of the eyelashes and disposed within saidtransverse opening and having its ends engaged through openings in theeye material to the exterior of the hemi-spherical eye, and theseinturned ends being secured together, more particularly by turning theends with each other.

6. An artificial eye for dolls, manikins and other figure toys,comprising a hemi-spherical eye developed from sheet material or othersimilar material and formed with a transverse opening comprisingmaterial from the eye forced inwards wards to form the top and bottomsides of said opening, eyelashes mounted at their rear ends withinsaidopening, and a wire within said opening clamping down the rear ends ofthe eyelashes and holding the eyelashes against one of the sides of theopening to direct the eyelashes outwards according to the inclination ofthe sides of the opening, said eyelashes engaging against the materialat the lower side of said transverse opening.

8. An artificial eye for dolls, manikins and I other figure toys,comprising a hemi-spherical eye developed from sheet material or othersimilar material and formed with a transverse opening comprisingmaterial from the eye forced inwards to form the top and bottom sides ofsaid opening, eyelashes mounted at their rear ends within said opening,and a wire within said opening clamping down the rear ends of theeyelashes and holding the eyelashes against one of the sides of theopening to direct the eyelashes outwards according to the inclination ofthe sides of the opening, said eyelashes engaging against the materialat the upper side of said transverse openmg.

9. An artificial eye for dolls, manikins and other figure toys,comprising a hemi-spherical eye developed from sheet metal or othermaterial and having a transverse opening for receiving the rear ends oflashes, said transverse opening being formed by bending material fromthe eye inwards to form the top and bottom sides of the opening,

eyelashes mounted with their rear ends engaged other figure toys,comprising a hemi-spherical eye developed from sheet metal or othermaterial and having a transverse opening for receiving the rear ends oflashes, said transverse opening being formed by bending material fromthe eye inwards to form the top and bottom sides of the opening,eyelashes mountedwith their rear ends engaged in said opening, and meansfor holding said rear ends of the eyelids firmly against one side of thesaid inwardly bent material, said transverse opening comprising portionsof said eye disposed inwards forming an opening extending completelyfrom the outside to the inside of the eye,and said holding meanscomprising a rod engaged within said opening and clamping the inner endsof the eyelashes against said inturned portions, said inturned portionsbeing arranged at a definite angle so as to hold the eyelashes extendedat a particular angle.

11. An artificial eye for dolls, manikins and other toys, comprising'ahemi-spherical eye'developed from sheet metal or other similar materialand formed with a transverse opening produced by bending inwardhorizontal portions of the ma terial of the eye, eyelashes having theirrear edges engaged into said transverse opening, and a rod 'forced intosaid transverse opening and clamping the rear ends of the eyelashesagainst the sides of said opening.

. WILLIAM LORENZ.

LAZURUS W. POLLACK.

